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Senator Win Gatchalian vowed that should he win a second term in the Senate, he will push for an oversight review of the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 (Republic Act No. 10533) or the K to 12 Law. Gatchalian pointed out that the implementation of the K to 12 program is hounded by challenges, […]
The National Economic Development Authority’s (NEDA) proposal for a four-day workweek to address high gas prices supports the IT-BPO workers’ call that they be allowed to continue working from home, Sen. Joel Villanueva said. “Our government should be the first to heed NEDA’s call and apply it to the IT-BPO sector,” Villanueva, chair of the […]
San Carlos City, Negros Occidental Mayor Renato Gustilo has welcomed the 300-megawatt (MW) liquefied natural gas (LNG) combined cycle power plant (CCPP) project being proposed by Reliance Energy Development Inc. (REDI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SMC Global Power Holdings Corporation. “The city welcomes such development since it will provide job opportunities to local residents and […]
A party-list lawmaker said the enactment of the law mandating all schools nationwide to ensure inclusive education for learners with disabilities (LWDs) is another step forward for the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs). ACT Teachers Representative France Castro welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of Republic Act (RA) 11560, calling […]
Aksyon Demokratiko presidential candidate and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno said the unpaid P203 billion Marcos estate tax if recovered by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), will be sufficient to support the government’s cash aid program for Filipinos who need financial assistance amid the COVID-19 pandemic and rising oil prices. At the presidential debate organized […]
Senator Sonny Angara called on the Small Business Corporation (SBCorp) and the Department of Tourism (DOT) to utilize the unspent funding from Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2) to help the stakeholders in the tourism industry prepare for the restart of activities after close to two years of hibernation. As the sponsor of […]
Citing the urgency in providing the much-needed aid to all those affected in the transport sector, Senator Win Gatchalian called out the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and local government units (LGUs) to act with dispatch on the release and distribution of fuel subsidies to the 113,000 tricycle drivers and delivery services who are among the […]
Senator Risa Hontiveros said that the fuel aid to be distributed under the Pantawid Pasada Program will not be enough to keep the transport system running noting that the price hike in petroleum prices is seen to affect the sector for a prolonged period. “The increase in the budget for Pantawid Pasada to cover more […]
The municipality of Concepcion in Iloilo province held a groundbreaking ceremony for a P150-million fish port project which when completed will benefit its fishing communities and neighboring towns. “With the new facility, trading and economic activity of the fish port will be enhanced. Our income in fishery is a significant percentage of our total local […]
Davao Occidental’s first-ever public hospital located in Barangay Lacaron of Malita town opened recently. Davao Occidental Representative Lorna Bautista-Bandigan said the establishment of the Davao Occidental General Hospital has been their dream for the province. Bandigan, who is the author of the counterpart House of Representatives Bill 7321, said the medical facility seeks to amplify […]